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Prescription for Failure ???

bill | July 16, 2009

Governor Mitt Romney was determined to provide a healthcare plan that served all the citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On April 12th, 2006 Governor Romney signed the bill into law. Regardless of what you might think about the plan it was well conceived, implemented with the appropriate bumps along the way, and delivered on [...]

A Second Stimulus ? A National Healthcare Plan ?

bill | July 8, 2009

Healthcare Revisited

bill | July 8, 2009

Greg Mankiw in his blog of July 7th, 2009 posted the following story that puts the need to monitor Medicare and Medicaid’s expenses into perspective.  Perhaps the answer to healthcare’s costs may be not enough oversight.
Costs versus Efficiency
Advocates of government-run health insurance like to point to Medicare’s low administrative costs (which, as I noted yesterday, [...]

What is Happening Here?

bill | July 8, 2009

Health Care’s Fate?

bill | June 1, 2009

Needless to say Health Care is an issue that touches everyone. The new administration is looking to move toward a new methodology for curtailing the costs associated with keeping America healthy. According to the National Coalition on Health Care nearly 18% of Americans (46 Million) do not have health care. The issue is extremely frustrating [...]

Argentina, has beautiful weather

bill | June 1, 2009

Want to learn what happened to Argentina and what some assume could happen here?
This is Wikipedia’s take.

Where is Federal Debt Headed?

bill | June 1, 2009

Robert Samuelson looks at the President’s fiscal policy.
Update: Here, via Nick Schulz, is Samuelson’s point in graphical form:

Does this mean that TBT is worth purchasing?

What Happens Next?

bill | June 1, 2009

Under President Barack Obama’s budget plan, the federal debt is exploding. To be precise, it is rising – and will continue to rise – much faster than gross domestic product, a measure of America’s ability to service it. The federal debt was equivalent to 41 per cent of GDP at the end of 2008; the Congressional Budget Office projects it will increase to 82 per cent of GDP in 10 years. With no change in policy, it could hit 100 per cent of GDP in just another five years.

Fidelity wants to hold your hand…(Boston Globe March 11th, 2009)

Bill Hayes | March 10, 2009

Fidelity wants you to know that they are in your corner. Fidelity wants you to make the right decisions for your financial future. According to the Boston Globe they will be having more than 500 free seminars across the United States for customers who need their hands held. The topics will cover things like market [...]